Hiya Gene... This will help get you started.

http://www.routerforums.com/jigs-fixtures/450-box-joint-jig-shopnotes-magazine.html

http://plansnow.com/boxjoint.html

 

Gene,
Ebay:
Shop Notes Magazine No 8 Mar 1993 Micro Adjustable Box Joint Jig | eBay

 

I made one it took quite a while to do and really not worth the effort or expense. Once you make it it's difficult to use. You would be better off buying one. Here is a youtube video on using one. I keep it bookmarked because as I said it is not that easy to remember how to use it. I would sell mine for $25 dollars plus shipping if anyone in interested.

Box Joint Jig, Finger Joint - YouTube

 

..........Once you make it it's difficult to use.

I'm confused. You say it's difficult to use, then point to a video that shows it being used really easily.

What difficulties did you have that the guy who posted the video didn't?

He does say it's well worth buying the plans at the end.

 

i would say if you can't use that one , i guess you should give up on box joint jig, their are a few out their, all use the same principle, i have made myself one and it work'd fine , just like dovetales better, good luck if you decide to buy one, you don't need all those knob's for adjustment's , if you are going to make one make one for 1/4" and 1/2" that is that i done easy to make , the one that rick and bob use is the easyest to use nothing to it , but it work's

 

I use my Incra jig. Very easy to use, and set-up.

 

if buying the kit what for tools would i need for this? im pretty sure i have the tools just curious about any special router bits or saw blades.

also googling this (how i found this thread) shows some saying it was easy to build and works great and others saying it was frustrating to make and hard to use. what makes it frustrating to make? was thinking of making this for one of my first jig making projects.

 

Hey Brandon--I think that would be a great jig to build, and pretty functional too. Shop Notes/Woodsmith Shop plans are always pretty well done, and easy to follow. Building jigs, shop cabinets and such adds to experience and can be a good learning tool, then at the end can be used to build something for inside the house. I don't have this plan, but to build it I'd say you need some sort of saw (table or miter) and a drill with appropriate sized bit (I'm guessing 1/4" rod and bolts, so 1/4" bit).

To use it on a table saw, a dado blade set would be needed so you can stack the blades to the thickness of your cut, like 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" to cut the fingers in one pass. For use on a router table, straight bits in what ever cutting width you want to make the fingers/slots. This jig is designed to index to your cutting tool width (cut of the router bit or dado stack, and every cut and finger "should" be the same width once it's set up. you could literally make the spacing 39/128" if you wanted to and it would work. Easiest to set to a common number like 1/4", multiply by an odd number (to get full fingers on the top and bottom of the two box ends, full grooves on the sides--so if your cutter and jig are set to 1/4", a board 2 3/4" wide would have 6 fingers and 5 grooves on the ends and 5 fingers/6 grooves on the sides to mate up at the corners.

Build it, use it, and have fun doing so!! Does that help?
earl

 

I use stop blocks.
To build liked this:
Box Joint Jig with Flippers - YouTube

 

need another post

 

here's the plan

 

Mirco-adjustment Box Joint Jig

Brandon follows a link with pictures and information for mounting jig, hope it helps.

Mirco-adjustment Box Joint Jig